/*
 *   Copyright 2011-2012 Hai Bison
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package group.pals.mailgate.ui;

/**
 *
 * @author Hai Bison
 */
public interface IPreferences {

    /**
     * Loads preferences.
     */
    public void loadPreferences();

    /**
     * Stores preferences.
     * @param prepare <code>true</code> if the controller should check the user's
     * input values first, instead of storing them.
     * @return <code>true</code> if everything is ok, and vice versa.
     */
    public boolean storePreferences(boolean prepare);

    /**
     * Closes any resource that the instance opened.
     */
    public void closeResources();
}
